The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-04-28

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of the Government, or hold tho last a
responsible alone for the ills we bear.
Captain Illlman's speech, April 20
1856: "Oh, it is pitiful that in tho sbor
space OF ten years the purity Of motive
ardent patriotism and useful devotion t.,
duty, which made possible the relemp.
tlon OF the State III rs, should be sue.
ceeded by this political leprosy which
now permeates our entire government
fabric" In his letter of the 2lst of
February Captain Tillman says the
eleven lawyers in the Senate Hshould
have deferred to the opinions and wishes
or the farmers outside of the Senate,
who had met twice in convention and
asked certain things, rather than to the
Partlsans and tools within it," In his
letter OF March q, he says, in regard to
a resolution offered in his April convcn-
tlon, ''lts adoption followed as matter,
OF course, and proved nothing" and
| that report of its committee on resolu-
tons IS such evidence as negro gradu-
ato would not produce in trinl Justice S
court. Captain Iiilman says, alter
Governor IhOmpson's address, ho arose
and denounced the charge that he had
made accusations of maladministration
officers as lie. The News and Courier
reports Mr.. Prince, of Anderson, as saw
ing: ''Ihe charges were specifically
made in the remarks of Mr.. Tillman. -
hlr. Illlman is reported not as de-
nouncing the accusation as q lie, but in
terrogating Nr. Prince as follows: "ln
what pOriion" The News and Courier
reports that after Governor Thompson's
address GARNER Tillman arose in his
seat and sGid he desired to stamp out q
lic," but it was to the effect that he had
accused the State officials OF bribery
and corruption" Captain Tillman COM
plains about small surplus which was
in the treasury. The outstanding obi
cations OF the State, bearing per cent.
interest and requiring al annual levy of
about $39l $50 to meet it, will soon
commence maturing. If our treasury is
Kept amply prepared to meet every
d0ubly sure, would require q small sur
plus and the tone Of public sentiment
IS preserved sound and healthy, we will
be able to, refu d these bonds at 1 per
cent and save the taxpayers in round
numbers $l3O, l53 per annum.
Captain Yillmun says that o resolution
was passed by the April convention and
reiterated by the November convention
that the ''inspection of fertilizers is de-
tcctlye and no adequate punishment
provided for fraud" and that moro fault
is found with tho bureau on this very
point than any other. In his attempts
to free himself from tho mirc CAPTAIN
Illlman came much nearer than he SUD-
posed piucinS the board on solid ground.
Ii tins IS the chief cause of complaint
then the board should not be ccnsured.
In the commissioners report Of 1855 the
Legislature was urged to provide more
efficient legislation on this very point.
At the last session bill to this effect
was carefully prepared in accord with
the recommendation Of Captain Till
mans convention by the aid Of the aeri-
cultural department officials, passe in
the Senate and killed in the House."
Captain Tillman evidently thinks, in
expressing The opinion that the tendency
OF the homestead law was to debauch
the financial integrity OF the people and
the lien law calculated TO lIudormine
their independence and self-reliancc. and
afterwards saying that the farmers have
put two grounds Of complaint against
the Legislature, / have been inconsist-
ent. The homestead law was inaugu-
rated by the provisions Of the Radical
Constitution. Tie lien law was enacted
long before the regime which { am de-
tending and Captain Tillman attacking
and attempting to dcfamc was establish
ed. The provisions Of the homestead
law are not confined to the farmers, and
there Is no class Injustice in the lien law,
the hardship hitherto experienced by
lanGlofds having been remedied by the
priority lien law. There being no class
injustice III this legislation, | did not
consider them as special grievances to
the tarnCrS-thC farmers themselves be-
ing somewhat divided in their opinions
as to then propricty. The application
OF the license tax on gu0LOs to general
state purposes when 1t WAS exclusively
PAID by the farmers, and the tax on their
cotton and provisions in hand rcDrcScnt-
lDG their annual income, were class
grievances, and consequently Just ground
OF complaint from the farmers as q class.
captain Illlman says: cit is to be
presumed that Colonel Youmans expects
10 be tlckled hereafter, not with money.
t out with political influence and votes. -
Inc only proposition of this nature, OF
"ny otler, looking to any advantage
whatsoever to mo personally was made
ny Captain Iillman, who wrote to me
some time last spring as follows: "Isn't
1t about time for Farmer Youmans to
realize that he is behind the times, and
mas missed an opportunity? You can
get III on the homo stretch, if you start
now, and l will tell you how, if YOU will
run up to Augusta and let's have talk.
| Write me word whether and when Won
can come, appointing day." &c,
"Storekeeper" Youmans did not comply
with "Fumcr" and "Politician" TiII.
mans proposition-ho was not 50 anxious
to be tlclIlcd thereafter with political in
tlucnco and votes as to embrace Tillman-
ism, even with the assurance if he started
then he would "gct in" on the home
stretch. How man would mako such
an inSlnuation against nothor, after
having written bim such letter, can
only be explained upon tho hypothesis
that it WAS done by a politician who had
failed as Il planter, who had failed as q
iinancicr who was "bIind and fell in the
ditch" just how many Of 'hcse news
paper contributors, who are attempting
70 buShwhack the Senate, Granger
Wolford and 'PMntcr" and "Storo,